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ENSIFERUM

Thalassic

METAL BLADE

Finnish folk metallers put fresh wind in their sails

years since Ensiferum went into the studio to record their self-titled debut. While purists would claim that it, and its follow-up, , are their best albums to date – the ones recorded with Jari Mäenpää before he left to focus on Wintersun – the praise they’ve garnered for subsequent records such as and even 2017’s would suggest that these Finns are still gallantly riding the wings of success.

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